Archive

  • Comment: Is the tide turning for SLBs?

    26 April 2023

    After a rough end to 2022 for sustainability-linked bonds, Ahren Lester argues 2023 is showing signs of being a more positive year for the under-pressure instrument

  • GAM: Bank, insurer green bond focus 'amplifies' investment impact

    24 April 2023

    The Swiss asset manager has been "positively surprised" by the financial institution response to engagement by its ground-breaking green bond fund, Ahren Lester reports

  • Investors 'given free hand' to define sustainable investment under SFDR

    19 April 2023

    The European Commission has declined a request to define what constitutes a sustainable investment under SFDR, a decision which has split industry experts, Michael Hurley writes

  • How to make CSDD fit for purpose: The investor perspective

    17 April 2023

    The EU must work to ensure coherence between due diligence rules and those for sustainability disclosures, write Emily Murrell, Elise Attal and Aleksandra Palinska

  • FCA: Building 'trust' in transition finance essential

    14 April 2023

    The UK regulator sees assurance of sustainability-related disclosures as an important next step in promoting integrity in sustainable finance, Mark Manning tells Michael Hurley

  • 'Tide has turned' on UK water companies

    13 April 2023

    Water utilities face a conundrum as they look to invest to address environmental issues, Thomas Cox writes

  • EU regulation in sustainable finance: where do we stand?

    06 April 2023

    The sequencing of regulation risks undermining the credibility of the system and ultimately endangering its results, argue Flavia Micilotta and Thi Hong Van Hoang

  • eFuels: Hydrogen's next big promise?

    04 April 2023

    Electrofuels provide an alternative to conventional liquid fuels and reduce CO2 emissions, writes Allan Baker

  • Union Investment: SLBs can have impact

    03 April 2023

    The market needs to promote the strongest SLBs rather than just pile-in on the weakest in order to support the development of a potentially valuable instrument, Union Investment's Johannes Böhm tells Ahren Lester.

  • ESG-named funds in Europe: A paradigm shift

    31 March 2023

    ESMA's guidelines on fund names will help promote clarity and transparency on ESG-related matters - but potential causes of confusion remain, writes Frédéric Vonner